{"product_id":"the-maroons","title":"Maroons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rediscovered classic, and the only known novel by Black abolitionist and political exile Louis Timagène Houat, \u003cem\u003eThe Maroons\u003c\/em\u003e is a fervid account of slavery and escape on nineteenth-century Réunion Island.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrême is a young African man forced into slavery on Réunion, an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Plagued by memories of his childhood sweetheart, a white woman named Marie, Frême seeks her out—but when they are persecuted for their love, the two flee into the forest. There they meet other “maroons”: formerly enslaved people and courageous rebels who have chosen freedom at the risk of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in English for the first time, \u003cem\u003eThe Maroons\u003c\/em\u003e highlights slavery’s abject conditions under the French empire, and attests to the widespread phenomenon of enslaved people escaping captivity to forge a new life beyond the reach of so-called “civilization.” Banned by colonial authorities at the time of its publication in 1844, the book fell into obscurity for over a century before its rediscovery in the 1970s. Since its first reissue, the novel has been recognized for its extraordinary historical significance and literary quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented here in a sensitive translation by Aqiil Gopee with Jeffrey Diteman, and with a keen introduction by journalist and author Shenaz Patel, \u003cem\u003eThe Maroons\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital resource for rethinking the nineteenth-century canon, and a fascinating read on the struggle for freedom and social justice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Restless Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48061115269464,"sku":"9781632063557","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781632063557.jpg?v=1765878336","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-maroons","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}